Business Profile & Smart Search: Business verification tools for insurance

Yes, but registration is completely free. Creating an account gives you access to Business Profile, Smart Search, and other features designed to help you grow your network and be seen by the right partners.

Yes — both features are available to all REG Network members at no cost. You can build your profile, explore the Network, and start making connections straight away.

Yes. You can create and manage your Business Profile for free. It’s your opportunity to showcase your company, people, and services — and boost your visibility across the Network.

Absolutely. The more complete your profile, the higher your chances of appearing in relevant searches. It helps other firms understand who you are, what you do, and why they should work with you — all backed by trust signals and verified data.

These tools are designed for regulated businesses across the insurance and financial services sectors. Whether you’re looking to grow your distribution, find new partners, or assess counterparties, Business Profile and Smart Search put the power in your hands — helping you be seen, build trust, and make confident trading decisions.

Smart Search lets you filter and find regulated firms across the Network based on business activity, regulatory status, geography, products, and more. You can also access enriched insights like credit ratings, PEPs/sanctions data, and key compliance indicators — all in one place, in real time. Looking for a private motor broker in the Northeast of England with a credit score above 50? Just ask our Smart Search and REG will provide results based on the data we hold and companies’ business profile pages.

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Start with official records: check the company is registered, who controls it and, for insurance firms, whether it holds the right FCA permissions. Then look for sanctions, adverse media and credit warnings. Business verification tools bring these checks into one place, so you can verify a business in minutes instead of collating registers and spreadsheets by hand.

Business verification tools range from company registry searches and credit reference data to sanctions and PEP screening, adverse media checks and ownership lookups. For insurers, MGAs and brokers, the most useful tools combine these with regulatory permissions and product details, so a single search tells you whether a potential partner is legitimate and suitable to trade with.

Confirm the firm’s registration and registered address, check its regulatory status on the FCA register if it is a regulated firm, and screen its directors and owners against sanctions lists. Look at its credit position and trading history. On the REG Network, Business Profiles show regulatory data and credentials together, which makes legitimacy checks on counterparties faster.